Shell Money Necklace, Papua New Guinea – #8178

Product Description

Shell Money Necklace, Papua New Guinea. Shell money is still used in parts of New Guinea for brideprices and payback ceremonies. The smaller rings are known as toea. This toea is made of giant clam shell cut with bamboo and sand. You can see the way it is cut on the shell. It shows considerable age polish. It is strung on woven bush twine. The necklace is roughly 30 inches and the shell toea is 2 inches in diameter.

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New Guinea Tribal Art eGuide

Find out about your fabulous piece of New Guinea tribal art. The eGuide provides quick info about New Guinea art and art areas with links to more information. The eGuide contains over 130 photographs and 10 maps, plus adventure photos from Ron Perry's forty years of explorations in New Guinea and additional research by Doug Mehaffey. A print edition would be 128 pages.

The eGuide is an easily accessible, portable guide for electronic reading devices. Enjoy collecting and living with the beauty and power of New Guinea tribal art.